AtkinsRéalis (OTCMKTS:SNCAF – Get Free Report) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares AtkinsRéalis and Orion Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AtkinsRéalis | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.89 | 33.04 |
| Orion Group | $852.26 million | 0.47 | $2.49 million | $0.21 | 47.19 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for AtkinsRéalis and Orion Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AtkinsRéalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Orion Group | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
Orion Group has a consensus price target of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 73.56%. Given Orion Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Group is more favorable than AtkinsRéalis.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
37.0% of AtkinsRéalis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Orion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Orion Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares AtkinsRéalis and Orion Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AtkinsRéalis | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Orion Group | 0.40% | 3.07% | 1.10% |
Summary
Orion Group beats AtkinsRéalis on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AtkinsRéalis
AtkinsRéalis operates as an integrated professional services and project management company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Engineering Services, Nuclear, O&M, Linxon, LSTK Projects, and Capital. The Engineering Services segment provides consultancy, engineering, design, and project management services for the transportation, building and places, defense, water, industrial, minerals and metal, and power and renewables sectors. The Nuclear segment offers services for clients across the nuclear life cycle consultancy, field, technology, spare parts, reactor support, and decommissioning and waste management services, as well as engineering services; and new-build and full refurbishment services for reactors. The O&M segment provides operations, maintenance, and asset management solutions for bridges, transit systems, highways, and buildings and industrial plants, as well as postal services and ships. The Linxon segment provides engineering, procurement, management, and construction services for execution of alternative current power substations, including expansions and electrification through repetitive EPC offerings for various markets, including utilities, renewables, conventional generation, transportation, and data centers. The LSTK Projects segment undertakes construction contracts for the mass transit projects. The Capital segment engages in the developing of projects, arranging financing, investing in equity, undertaking complex financial modeling, and managing its infrastructure investments, such as bridges and highways, mass transit systems, power facilities, energy infrastructure, water treatment plants, and social infrastructure. The company was formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and changed its name to AtkinsRéalis in September 2023. AtkinsRéalis was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
About Orion Group
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty construction company in the building, industrial, and infrastructure sectors in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and the Caribbean Basin. It operates in two segments, Marine and Concrete. The company provides marine construction services, including construction, restoration, dredging, maintenance, and repair of marine transportation facilities and pipelines, bridges and causeways, and marine environmental structures. Its marine transportation facility projects comprise cruise ship port facilities, private terminals, special-use navy terminals, recreational use marinas and docks, and other marine-based facilities, as well as building or rehabilitating public port facilities for container ship loading and unloading. The company also offers on-going maintenance and repair, inspection, emergency repair, and demolition and salvage services. Its marine pipeline service projects include the installation and removal of underwater buried pipeline transmission lines; the installation of pipeline intakes and outfalls for industrial facilities; the construction of pipeline outfalls for wastewater and industrial discharges; river crossing and directional drilling; the creation of hot taps and tie-ins; and inspection, maintenance, and repair services. The company's bridge and causeway projects include the construction, repair, and maintenance of overwater bridges and causeways, as well as the develops fendering systems in marine environments. The company also provides specialty services, such as design, salvage, demolition, surveying, towing, diving and underwater inspection, excavation, and repair services. In addition, it offers elevated concrete pouring for columns, elevated beams, and structural walls; and light commercial services comprising slabs, sidewalks, ramps, and tilt walls. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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